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title: "The Supply of Microbism"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-044439"
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buyer: "NICK REBBECK (CBRN - MOD)"
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# The Supply of Microbism

Buyer: NICK REBBECK (CBRN - MOD)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-044439

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## Summary

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) in the UK, specifically the CBRN team, has awarded a contract for the supply of Microbism to Southern Scientific LTD. The contract falls under the Nuclear, biological, chemical, and radiological protection equipment category. It was a limited procurement method with an award procedure without prior publication. The contract aims to address hazards related to CBR incidents. The contract was signed on February 29, 2024, with a total value of £384,000.

This procurement process presents an opportunity for businesses involved in manufacturing or distributing CBRN protection equipment. The contract was awarded on a single-source basis due to technical reasons and the exclusive rights associated with the product. Southern Scientific LTD is the current manufacturer, and they are the exclusive distributor of Microbism in Europe. For businesses interested in becoming subcontractors for this requirement, direct application to the supplier is recommended. The contract was finalised with the aim of enhancing hazard avoidance and incident management capabilities within the CBRN domain.

## Notice

The supply of Microbism.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) team, part of the Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) organisation within the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), intends to place a contract with Teledyne-Flir via Southern Scientific for the provision of MICROBISM. MICROBISM is a project strand under LC3i which aims to address the disclosing capability to characterise both the level and extent of CBR (Chemical, Biological, Radiological) hazards in order to inform hazard avoidance and incident management. This notice is not a request for expressions of interest so please do not apply to be invited to tender. This notice advises that the Authority has decided to negotiate a contract with the named supplier on a single source basis, and is published for reasons of transparency. If you are interested in becoming a sub-contractor for this requirement, you should apply directly to the supplier named above.

### Procurement Information

The Authority considers it can award this contract on a single source basis for both Technical Reasons and rational associated with the Protection of Exclusive Rights as the current manufacturer are the only company in the world to produce the product required. It is established that Microbism is only available from one manufacturer, Teledyne-Flir and distributed in Europe solely by Southern Scientific. The Authority considers that this contract can be awarded using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice, pursuant to Regulation 16 Section A of the UK Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations 2011.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006489-2024 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Feb 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Feb 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £384,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NICK REBBECK (CBRN - MOD) |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Post town | Not specified |
| Postcode | N/A |
| Country | Not specified |
| ITL 1 | Not specified |
| ITL 2 | Not specified |
| ITL 3 | Not specified |
| Local authority | Not specified |
| Electoral ward | Not specified |
| Westminster constituency | Not specified |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SOUTHERN SCIENTIFIC |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

### Codes

- 35113200 - Nuclear, biological, chemical and radiological protection equipment

## Release History

- 29 Feb 2024 at 10:49 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006489-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.mod.gov.uk

## Provenance

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